SEATTLE - Kavario Middleton scored 18 points, and Lakes limited Columbia River to just 11 second-half shots in beating the Chieftains 55-44 on Thursday in the Class 3A boys state quarterfinals.

The Lancers (24-1) trailed by as many as 11 points midway through the second quarter before rallying to get within 26-23 at halftime. A tip-in by Middleton at the third-quarter buzzer gave Lakes a 40-38 lead heading into the fourth, and it never trailed again.

After starting the fourth quarter with the 40-38 lead, the Lancers put it away with a 13-2 scoring run. Their swarming defense didn't allow Columbia River to get off a fourth-quarter shot until just 3:27 remained.

The Lancers will meet Seattle Prep (23-5) in a semifinal game on Friday night.

Anthony Enriquez added 15 points for Lakes, and Jermaine Kearse chipped in 12.

Columbia River, which stunned highly-regarded Mercer Island in a first-round game on Wednesday, 60-42, was led by Sean Daly's 14 points. Steven Bjornstad, the Chieftains' 6-foot-9 junior center who came in averaging 18.4 points per game, was limited to just 11, with nine of those during the first half.

Stats

COLUMBIA RIVER (44)

Daly 14, Bjork 4, Thurston 5, Jahn 2, Ramberg 0, Kastella 0, Oberst 2, Bjornstad 11, Welch 6, Legato 0.

LAKES (55)

Roque 0, Dakarai 0, Enriquez 13, Gervais 0, Winston 6, Jermaine Kearse 12, Waters 0, George 0, Jamaal Kearse 4, Middleton 18, Jiminez 0, Anthony 0.

Columbia River 14 + 12 + 12 + 6 -- 44

Lakes 6 + 17 + 17 + 15 -- 55